Want to know why the All Blacks won on Saturday night?
Sure, they are a bunch of extremely talented rugby players who hate to lose but a big factor is what it means to them - and the country.
After the game the British and Irish Lions supporters were far from blue. They just shrugged their shoulders and looked for the next beer.
On the other hand, imagine the scenes if the All Blacks had lost. There would be crying in the streets and seven days of talkback radio going crazy.
Perhaps it is a bit of a stretch but as an argument it does hold water - the country, and therefore the team, just are so desperate to win they will go to the ends of the earth to ensure a victory.
It means a little bit more to the men in black, and the entire country, than other teams and countries they play against.
The legacy built up over more than 125 years motivates the side to win way more than it should.
The men in black creaked a little at times on Saturday night in the first test against the British and Irish Lions but in the end they won convincingly.
In the lead-up to the test All Black skipper Kieran Read was asked whether he was driven by the pleasure of winning or the fear of losing.
Perhaps it is neither.
It is just the drive to be the best you can possibly be. Plus expectation from those watching.
Then throw in the knowledge of what has gone beforehand - the massively high standards set by the All Black teams of the past and the supporters on the bank.
On Saturday night, the All Blacks made plenty of errors and perhaps pushed the pass too much.
But they stood up and matched the Lions in the forwards and in the end they were too clinical for a Lions team lacking the polish.
The Lions gave it a good crack but to beat the All Blacks they are going to have to get sharper on attack.
They say defence wins games. But that is just a cliche and like lots of cliches it is only a half truth.
The Lions do have a marvellous defence and great line speed to get up out of the defensive line and knock people over.
But it is unrealistic to think they can just rely on that to win games. To beat the All Blacks they are going to have to score upwards of 30 points.
That is not going to be 10 penalties - they just have to get the ball across the line more.
The problem is they just lack that extra finishing ability to score the five-pointers which are going to help them win the series.
The backs run hard and straight and in centre Jonathan Davies they have a genuine star who can find gaps in the backline.
But the All Blacks simply scrambled too well in defence to keep them out.
Can they get better in a week? Improve enough to even the series in Wellington?
Perhaps, but they need to get a game plan which is more developed around attack and less about defence. You don't get points for tackles.
The Lions need to find the whitewash more often and fast.
Question: Anyone sick of the rain and dew which seems to be blighting this tour? After five years of rugby under the roof, you quickly realise how lucky we in the South are to have Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.